Episode 5: Betsy Vohs

I was thrilled to welcome a woman who is one of the hottest designers/architects in Minneapolis. She founded her own firm, Studio BV,  after deciding that she wanted to get back to hands on design work after spending years at a large architecture firm.   

Studio BV has been on a tear for 4.5 years where they help companies build their own stories and Studio BV applies those stories to their brand, logos, physical office space, campuses.  Besty Vohs exhibits a joy and a passion for her work that is enviable and contagious; and that shines thru to her many varied projects.  Betsy and her team have designed restaurants, company headquarters for Ever Eve, Digi, and they work on pro-bono projects that feed the soul like Women Winning, a YMCA camp and so much more. 

We discussed how and why she started her shop, BIG design and how it can change everything and what Betsy sees changing as we transition into that elusive new normal with COVID-19.    You can find Betsy on her webside, studio-B-V.com .   

We recorded this on March 10th, 2020 and if you enjoy hearing from Betsy and the Fly Through, please consider subscribing.   Thank you so much for joining me on The Fly Through.

Show Notes: 

• Art and design 
• How Betsy started up Studio BV
• Design can change everything // Power of design 
  • Evereve office
  • Digi office
  • See Studio BV's work at:  https://www.studio-b-v.com/our-work 
• Culture and design 
• How offices will change in the post pandemic world
  • Surfaces
  • Clean-ability
  • Touch-less 
  • Cleaning protocols 
  • More space, possibly reevaluation of focus work being remote and office is for collaboration 
• BOMA:  https://www.boma.org/  
• Fast and Furious:
  • 3 design mistakes that make her cringe
  • 3 things she cannot live without 
  • 3 places she loves and you should check out! 
    • The Foundry Home Goods:  https://www.thefoundryhomegoods.com/ 
    •  FRGMT: Coffee shop at The Nordic:  https://www.frgmntcoffee.com/
    • Walker Art Museum, check out their online stuff:  https://walkerart.org/
    • Flotsum and Fork, Jessica's recommendation:  https://www.flotsamandfork.com/ 
    •   Covet Consign: http://covetconsignanddesign.com/